Mr Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate Moscow's involvement in the presidential election a year ago and possible collusion by Trump campaign associates with the Russians, but there has been no indication that Mr Mueller told the president to fire Mr Comey.

Reports have been mounting that Mueller is investigating Trump for potential obstruction of justice related to his firing of Comey.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she is concerned that Trump might try to fire both Rosenstein and Mueller. Rosenstein, the official who would be responsible for dismissing Mueller, told US lawmakers he would fire him only with good cause. Rosensteinappointed Robert Mueller on May 17 as special counsel to head the inquiry into the Russian Federation matter.

Trump advisers and confidants describe the president as increasingly angry over the Russian Federation investigation, yelling at television sets in the White House carrying coverage and insisting he is the target of a conspiracy to discredit - and potentially end - his presidency.

The president made a tweet about his defeated Democratic opponent complaining that the probe is unfair.

And Gingrich's final tweet on Thursday: "The brazen redefinition of Mueller's task tells you how arrogant the deep state is and how confident it is it can get away with anything". However, in recent days, the special counsel came under the radar of Trump and allies over his friendship with Comey.

Pence hired Richard Cullen, chairman of law firm McGuireWoods and a former federal prosecutor who has long ties to Comey, to help him respond to inquiries from Mueller, a spokesman said.

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The FBI said that the shooter's weapons found at the scene - a 9mm handgun and 7.62mm caliber rifle - had been legally purchased. He said doctors have turned down Scalise's sedation levels enough that he has been able to respond to visiting family members.

Photos posted on social media showed a huge police response with dozens of police cars and riot vans pictured within a cordon. A number of resources have been sent off to the incident at Seven Sisters Road, London Ambulance stated. "Inquiries continue.

The jury asked about the phrasing Tuesday morning, but Judge Steven O'Neill said he could not define it for them. He made some powerful statements that people either said, 'Yeah, Amen, ' or 'That's not the way we are'.

Representative Steve Scalise , two political staffers and two Capitol Police officers sustained gunshot wounds from the rampage. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt., who from the floor of the Senate hours after the shooting said he was "sickened by this despicable act".

Perhaps more importantly, the win also put Nadal alone in second place on the all-time list for men's singles Grand Slam titles. He won Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid; lost in the quarters in Rome; and then owned Paris.

The now-unemployed comedienne had a different view of respect or disrespect for the presidency five years ago, however. According to TMZ , Barron Trump panicked when he saws the beheaded image of his father on TV and thought it was real.

Ted Cruz , R-Texas, for instance, said it would be "very problematic" not to include restrictions in those credits. Murray noted the sharp contrast with 2010, when a Democratic-run Congress passed the Affordable Care Act .

In Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen marked the anniversary with an offer to help China to make the transition to democracy. They held 28 candles for a moment of silence outside the heavily policed building, before throwing them over the fence.

Nor did he deny he has entered the miniscule ranks of sitting presidents who have become the subject of a criminal investigation. As a rule, there are a lot of career options for former FBI Directors and Attorneys General.

It might mean that he'd have to fire deputy AG Rod Rosenstein , too, the man who appointed Mueller in the first place. Ruddy said the president was weighing whether to dismiss Mueller because of concerns about conflicts of interest.

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